Five ways to safeguard your portfolio in a volatile market

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Five ways to safeguard your portfolio in a volatile market Nifty50 ended above its crucial resistance level of 7,100. If it stays above this level, more upside is possible. Discounted prices that now look costly: Many PSUs fall below OFS prices After you read this, you would hesitate to buy equity shares even when they are offered at a discount to the current market price! Gold eyes Rs 30,000; is it time to add yellow metal to your portfolio? Gold has risen 18 per cent this year, as global inflation expectations have eased sharply and big central banks have pushed negative interest rate policies. Should one invest in mutual fund retirement schemes? Investors need not rush to invest in retirement products by mutual funds as there are better products in the market. Don't stop your SIPs and equity investments: Financial advisors to investors Returns from Franklin India Bluechip Fund's are a meagre 5.19%, while HDFC Equity's are down to -0.21%, and ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Fund's are down to 4.04 %. How Modi govt squandered a huge quantitative easing opportunity The Modi government unwillingness to pass on the benefits of lower oil prices to consumers was a big missed opportunity, Dalal Street experts say. And how! Don't buy all at once, dump concept stories, suspect stocks: D-St analysts Many experts believe the risk-reward ratio in domestic equities has turned favourable and time has come for investors to start accumulating stocks. Crude oil looks best bet among assets this year, should rebound towards $47 level Policy boost from the ECB by way of QE, possibility of Opec nations cutting oil output and a cut in active oil rigs in the US will push oil prices in 2016. Elite, high-value stocks take a huge beating as bears run amok on D-Street Market meltdown over 2 years spared none; stocks across m-caps took a beating, even high-value stocks, once seen as wealth generators, were not spared. Bank stocks rise on budget hope, a chance to sell Individual constituents of the index have seen their value spurt as much as 23 per cent in the past week led by Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and SBI.

Initial Public Offer (IPOs) IPO Name Offer Price Band Open Date Close Date   Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd. 50.00 15-02-2016 19-02-2016 More >>

NFO (FMPs) Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   Kotak FMP Series 187 Direct-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 10 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2016 5,000 Kotak FMP Series 187 Reg-D Debt: FMP Closed-end 10 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2016 5,000 Kotak FMP Series 187 Direct-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 10 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2016 5,000 Kotak FMP Series 187 Reg-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 10 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2016 5,000 HDFC FMP 1161D Feb 2016 (1) Reg-G Debt: FMP Closed-end 11 Feb 2016 24 Feb 2016 5,000 More >>

Real Estate News

Godrej Properties in talks with APG for new realty platform ET NOW learns that the Pirojsha Godrej led company is in talks with one of the world's largest real estate investors to launch a new mega realty platform.

Secondary market property prices continue to slide in Delhi: Magicbricks PropIndex The average price decline across eight identified budget segments in Delhi in the last quarter was 3 per cent.

Housing sales rise 8 per cent, first time in 10 quarters: PropTiger Housing sector, which is facing a huge demand slowdown, witnessed an 8 per cent rise in sales in nine major cities, during October-December period -- the first time in last 10 quarters, says a report.

Why now would be a good time to build, renovate a house If you are planning to construct, extend or renovate your house, this could be the best time as prices of construction materials are down and labour is easily available.

NFO - Non FMPs Fund Name Category Type Open Close Min Inv   Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Sr II Direct-G Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 03 Nov 2015 15 Mar 2016 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Sr II Direct-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 03 Nov 2015 15 Mar 2016 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Sr II Reg-G Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 03 Nov 2015 15 Mar 2016 500 Sundaram Long Term Tax Advantage Sr II Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 03 Nov 2015 15 Mar 2016 500 UTI Long Term Advantage Fund Series III Reg-D Equity: Tax Planning Closed-end 18 Dec 2015 22 Mar 2016 500 More >>

Views and Recommendations

We are trading with more of a long bias and looking at targets of around 7250-7270: Mitesh Thacker, miteshthacker.com 18 February, 2016, 05:17 PM IST "I believe that we should get to about levels of 7250-7270, maybe beyond that" Mayuresh Joshi's 3 top picks: UltraTech Cement, HCL Tech, Cipla 18 February, 2016, 04:55 PM IST "Dr Reddy's, with the kind of buyback that they have announced, is going to be EPS accretive" Buy Britannia with a target of Rs 2775; Sell Godrej Industries with a target of Rs 304 18 February, 2016, 03:45 PM IST "We are heading towards 7250-7270 in the next few days with some choppiness" Index is currently trading in and around support zone between 7140 and 7150: Dr CK Narayan, Chart Advise 18 February, 2016, 03:36 PM IST "In the absence of any clarity, I do not have a trade in the index"

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